For the group show The Tirailleur Trials and Tribulations, at HKW, Mónica de Miranda presents The Spell Stone is a multi-screen video installation that reimagines Angolan liberation through layered, research-driven storytelling, intertwining memory, resistance, and the recovery of voices long silenced by official histories. Featuring documentary testimonies from freedom fighters who participated in Angola’s armed struggle for independence and the subsequent civil war, the work unfolds within a sculptural structure inspired by the Black Star — a symbol of African freedom and unity — transforming the space into both a memorial and a site of dialogue. The installation expands the exhibition’s decolonial narrative, tracing a continuum of anti-colonial resistance across geographies and generations.

©️ still from The Spell Stone (2026) by Mónica de Miranda